Wikipedia - FK Utenis Utena

FK Utenis Utena is a professional football club, based in Utena, Lithuania. The club plays its home matches at the Utenis Stadium (capacity 3,000).

In 2020, FK Utenis Utena will participate in the II Lyga. As due to financial difficulties in 2019 the shareholders voted to withdraw from participation in the I Lyga.

History

FK Utenis founded in 1933. In 2014. the team was refounded. In the I Lyga, they were in third position and was promoted to the A lyga.

In 2015, 2016, 2017 seasons, the club spent in the top division of Lithuania, but by the end of 2017, they had financial problems and after end of the season decided to play next season in I Lyga.

In the 2018 I Lyga, the team finished in 8th position. However, due to financial difficulties the shareholders voted to withdraw from participation in 2019 I Lyga and will play in 2019 II Lyga.

Utenis Utena kvinner er et litauisk kvinnefotballag. Klubben ble grunnlagt i 1998 og holder til i byen Utena. De spiller i den litauiske førstedivisjon for kvinner, og har vunnet ligaen fem ganger. Klubben har også vunnet den litauiske cupen tre ganger.

Utenis Utena kvinner har deltatt i UEFA Women's Champions League flere ganger. I 2012/13-sesongen nådde de 16-delsfinalen, hvor de tapte for FC Barcelona.

Klubben har flere spillere på det litauiske kvinnelandslaget, blant annet Saule Klevinskaitė, Kristina Narbutaitė og Diana Žižneva.

Hovedtrener for Utenis Utena kvinner er Rimantas Žvingilas.